Jump Canada has announced the Canadian Show Jumping Team nominated to compete at the 2011 Pan American Games taking place in Guadalajara, MEX. The show jumping portion of the Pan American Games will be held from October 25 to 29 at the Guadalajara Country Club. In alphabetical order, the riders and horses are: Rider Hometown […]
The Swedish team came out the winners at the Promotional League Final in Barcelona, Spain this afternoon and will now rejoin the elite eight-nation FEI Nations’ Cup™ series in 2012. But, on a roller-coaster afternoon, it took a monumental effort from last-line Swedish rider Rolf-Goran Bengtsson to seal the coveted qualifying spot. Despite the fact […]
Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, continued his unprecedented winning streak by claiming the €100,000 Grand Prix of Barcelona on September 23 at CSIO5* Barcelona, Spain. The win comes five days after Lamaze and Hickstead claimed their second career victory in the $1 million CN International at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament in Calgary, […]
The line-up for the next year’s FEI Nations Cup™ series will be decided on Sunday following the all-important Final of the 2011 FEI Promotional League which takes place in Barcelona, Spain. The winning team will earn a place in the 2012 Top League alongside Germany, Great Britain, France, Ireland, The Netherlands and Belgium who all […]
The CSI2* Canadian Show Jumping Tournament (CSJT) opened on Wednesday September 21 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. The five-day international show jumping competition runs daily through Sunday, September 25. Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON, dominated the competition in the Grand Prix ring, winning both the 1.35m and 1.40m Welcome classes. In […]
A record crowd of 89,632 came out to watch the last day of jumping at the 2011 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament. It was the richest day of show jumping on the FEI calendar. The one million dollar CN International got underway with 35 horse/rider combinations competing for the top 12 spots to advance to the […]
Olympic Champions Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead won the $1 million CN International for the second time in their career on Sunday, September 11, at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament in Calgary, AB. An international field of 35 horses tackled the tough two round track set by Olympic mastermind Leopoldo Palacios of […]
Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, continued his impressive run of victories by winning the $80,000 Suncor Energy Winning Round and guiding his student, 16-year-old Caitlin Ziegler, to second place on Saturday, September 10, at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament in Calgary, AB. A total of 27 riders entered the International Ring to […]
Day four of FEI international competition at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” began with the Suncor Energy Winning Round. Riders had to qualify in competitions earlier in the week in order to compete in this competition. Even though 11 riders jumped clear in the first round of the Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) designed course, only the top […]
Team France has won the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup today at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament. In front of a record crowd of 79,489, over 10,000 more than last year, Team France jumped in championship form to win one of the richest Nations’ Cup events in the World. Only four jumping faults separated France and […]
